The sadistic games will come to an end in Squid Game season 3 later this year, but not before Gi-Hun gets put through the wringer worse than ever before. If you thought Red Light, Green Light; Mingle; or even the brutal Squid Game itself weren't crazy enough, the upcoming final season takes things to another level.
Don't just take it from me. In a recent interview with The Credits, star Lee Jung-jae, who plays our protagonist Gi-Hun, discussed the intensity of filming the show's intense games, both mentally and physically.
“In the first season, it becomes really difficult for Gi-hun as these episodes go on, both physically and mentally. I would say that the most difficult game I had to shoot was the last game of the first season, which is Squid Game," Lee Jung-jae said.
Overall, however, the final season proved the most draining; perhaps as a result of it being filmed back-to-back with season 2, which dropped on Netflix this past December. "I think of all of the seasons all together, the most challenging and the most difficult one was the last round that will be seen in season 3. That was the most difficult to shoot.”
At the end of season 2, Gi-Hun decided to mount a rebellion against the organizers of the games. Stealing guns from the guards, they battled their way through the childish underground bunkers, ultimately coming up short when the Front Man puts his mask back on and returns to his position at the helm of the games. Gi-Hun's rebellion ends in failure, with his best friend getting killed.
Going into season 3, the games are still very much still going ahead. If you stuck around for the post-credit scene in the season 2 finale, you got a look at an all-new creepy doll.
The third and final season of Squid Game will drop on Netflix on Friday, June 27. It's reported that the final season will have only six episodes, down from seven episodes in season 7, which was down from nine in season 1. The second and third seasons feel more like one long super-season, with the third picking up right after the end of the second. At least we're only waiting six months between episodes.
More details, and even a teaser, are expected during Netflix's annual TUDUM event on May 31st!
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